Measuring outcomes of united way–funded programs: Expectations and reality

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2008, Issue 119, 2008, Pages 13-35

  Hendricks, Michael ^a   Plantz, Margaret C ^b   Pritchard, Kathleen J ^c  

^a United Way of America ^*  (United States)

^b Impact Design and Learning   (United States)

^c Planning Council for Health and Human Services Inc   (United States)

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EID: 69849131082     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.266     Document Type: Article

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